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Revision as of 19:57, 8 February 2021
| H.M.S. Westcott (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | F.03 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | William Denny & Brothers[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 14 Feb, 1918[4] |
| Completed: | 12 Apr, 1918[5] |
| Commissioned: | 2 Apr, 1918[6] |
| Sold: | 8 Jan, 1946[7] |
H.M.S. Westcott was one of twenty-one "W" class destroyers completed for the Royal Navy in 1917-18.
Service
Westcott was commissioned on 2 April, 1918.[8]
She was re-commissioned at Port Edgar on 27 September, 1923 to serve with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[9]
The destroyer re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 May, 1926 for service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[10]
Westcott was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 April, 1931 for continued service with the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla.[11] She remained with them into at mid-1934 after that formation became attached to Home Fleet, being re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 April, 1933.[12]
Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 October, 1936 for service with the Fourth Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles R. Peploe, 19 March, 1918[14] – 15 January, 1921
- Lieutenant in Command Edward N. Mortimer, 15 January, 1921 – 15 December, 1922
- Lieutenant-Commander Samuel A. Brooks, 14 December, 1922[15] – 16 March, 1923
- Lieutenant-Commander Samuel A. Brooks, 27 September, 1923 – 14 August, 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander Alfred C. Collinson, 14 August, 1925[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton, 8 August, 1927 – 6 December, 1928
- Lieutenant-Commander Meredith S. Spalding, 6 December, 1928[17][18] – 26 July, 1930[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander Arthur D. B. James, 22 July, 1930[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander John Drinkwater, 6 January, 1930[21] – 1 July, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey R. B. Back, 22 July, 1932[22] – 28 July, 1934
- Commander Edward M. Loly, 1 January, 1937[23] (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant-Commander William F. R. Segrave, 21 August, 1939[24] – February 1941[25]
- Commander Ian H. Bockett-Pugh, February 1941[26] – early 1943[27]
- Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Hedworth Lambton, May 1943[28] – 19 October, 1944[29]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward P. Reade, 19 October, 1944[30] – mid 1945[31]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ Friedman. British Destroyers. p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 288.
- ↑ Spalding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/59. f. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 288.
- ↑ Spalding Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/59. f. 59.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 287.
- ↑ This date in his Service Record is extremely difficult to read.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 291.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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